The missing element that makes a file appear in the media library is the attachment post. Attachment posts hold the file metadata, and are what get associated to posts via the post_parent when a file is “attached”.
Instead of wp_handle_upload, you can use the function media_handle_upload, which will handle the file upload as well as insert the attachment post.
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